Mumbai, July 22 (TIWN) Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap is back doing what he does best - making a good film and travelling the world with his film's exhibition in international and film festival circuits. After premiering at the London Film Festival on June 23, Anurag Kashyap’s Dobaaraa, starring Taapsee Pannu, is set to open the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2022. It will hit cinemas in India on August 19.

Written by Nihit Bhave, the story of Dobaaraa revolves around how a woman gets the opportunity to save the life of a 12-year-old boy who witnessed a death during a thunderstorm which happened 25 years ago, by getting connected through the television set during a similar storm in the present. This film is the Hindi remake of the 2018 Spanish movie Mirage.

The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne is returning after a gap of two years. Last two years the festival was held online. With films like Dobaaraa, the IFFM team is bringing a diverse set of Indian cinema to Melbourne.

Dobaaraa will be the opening night film at IFFM 2022, for which both Anurag Kashyap and Taapsee Pannu would be present there. Speaking about the same, Anurag Kashyap, said, "Excited to be showcasing our film and being elected as the opening night film for the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne. I have previously been to IFFM and have first hand seen the unison with which Indian films and film from the subcontinent are celebrated and showcased with much vigour. Dobaaraa is a special film for me as a filmmaker and I’m looking forward to showcasing it at this platform".